Golf or putting cup



Feb. 28. 1928. 1,660,580

c. sci-MUM GOLF 0R PUTTING CUP Filed Jan. 15. 1927 V/ INENTOR. BY 4 l Md ATTOZNEYS.

Patented Feb.. Y ZS, .1928.

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Application fued Januaryia. 192,7. serial No. 161,392.

- My inventionl relates to an improvement in putting or golf cups andhas for one vof its objectsV the provision of a cup of improvedconstruction whereby the flag socket can be entered very easily andreadily and in which a good support is provided for holding the iiagsocket vertically at all times.

' tion, while Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings in detail, l designates the sidewalls of myimproved cup, and 2 a Vconical bottom therefor. The walls and bottom maybe a single casting as shown or in two pieces, just as desired. At thecen-V ter of the conical bottom 2 I provide a flag socket aperture oropening 4. On the underside of the conical bottom 3 are four fiat .legsdesignated 5, these legs being spacedl from each other as illustrated inFig. 2, and the planes of the legs being radial to the aperture oropening 4 in the cup bottom.

' The inner edge of each legextends inwardly toward the center of theconical bottom 3 beyond the edge of the hole or opening 4 as indicatedat 6. Y

The lower ends of the legs carry a base 7 of smaller diameter than thecup and also providedwith a hole or opening 8, inline with the opening 4in the cup bottomv 8.

The socket for receiving a flag stick is designated 9, and as willappear from the drawing is provided with-a collar l() Iwhich engages theinwardly projecting portions of the legs 5 to limit the downwardmovement of the socket relatively to the cup, it being understood thatthe portion of the socket below the collar 10 passes through the opening4 inthe bottom of the cup and down Y through the hole 8 in the basemember 7 of the cup and into the ground, asindicated at 1l. The opening4 in the cup bottom is larger in diameter than the ycollar l0, but thelegs 5 extend inwardly beyond the edge of this opening a suiicientdistance to provide a support for the collar, as above noted, therebyleaving a drainage space about the periphery of they collar l0,preventing collar from acting as a valve andenabling vwater to drainfreely out of the cup downV through theopening 4, between the legs 5 andinto' the ground.

f It will be apparent from if the foregoing that I have provideda devicefor' thepur-l pose above indicated in which good Ydrainagels assured atall'ftimes by the conical construction of the cup bottom 3 .andv theopen.- ing 4 therein taken in conjunction with the` spaced legs 5.

' It will be apparent, furthermore, that, Vdue i I Y y i to the conicalbottom of the cup, the opening 4 and legs 5, together with the basemember 7, enable the flag socket to be placed readily in position andproperly held in such position. i

It will be obvious also that the base 7, being of smaller diameter thanthe cup walls, water' draining outof the cup is free to pass outwardlybetween the legs 5 and over the edge of the base 7 and into the ground.

Vhat I claim is.: v

l. A cup for golf, comprising a body portion, a bottom for said kbodyportion provided with a central aperture, a base forsaid cup, said basebeing provided with an aper-V ture in line withV the aperture in the cupbottom, legs spacing thecup bottom and base from each other and unitingsaid cup bottom and base, Y ing'inwardly beyond the'edge of saidapertures. y j

2. A, cup for golf comprising'a body portion, a bottom provided with anbase, legs spacing the base and cup bottom from each other, said legsbeing spaced' about the said apertureV with their planes extendingradially thereof, the inner edge of each leg projecting inwardly beyondthe edge of.

said aperture. Y

3. A cup forgolf, comprising a body portion, a bottom vided with anaperture, a base, legs uniting said base and cup'bottom, said baselying-below the bottom of said portion of the cup and being providedwith an aperture in vertical alignment with the.

aperture in the cup bottom, said legs being spaced from each other topermitof drainage of the cup through the aperture in the cup bottom andlaterally with respect tothe cup.

4. A cup for golf comprising a body portion, a conical bottom,y saidbottom having for said body portion pro? the inner edge of each legprojectaperture, a

Vwalls of thev bodyI i lation to said' apertures,V

'base from each other, said legs being Vjeeting slightly beyond theaperture in. ther eup bottom. t

5. A @up forfgolf compri-sing aI body vportion, a bottom having anaperture at the eenter thereof a base of smaller diameter than saidbottoniI provided with a-n aperture lying beneath the aperture in theeupbottom, a lpluralityv orf legs spacing the eup bottom and with theirplanes radially disposed withV retheV inner edge of eaehy leg projectingslightly beyond theV edge v20 of the.` aperture in the cup bottom.

6. In combination,V a golf cup comprising flat a bottom having anaperture, spacing the CupV bottom and base, edges of said baseprojecting inwardly slightly beyond the edge of the aperture in theeupvbott'enr, a fllag socket, adapted to be dreceived by said apertureand to lpass between said' legs, and a collar or abutment providedon'said socket adapted to engage tl'ie upper edge of said legs, saidcollar being of less diameter bottom. A

7. A cup `for golr1 eomprisi'ng'a bodypor`- tion, an unobstructed bottomfor said body portion, a base beneath the cup bottom and spacedtherefrom, means permitting of drainage of the cup laterally in thespaee base. I y I This speeiioation signedfthis v10 day of January,1927. 1

CARL SCHAUM.' y

a base, 'legs the inner being provided for Y than. the aperture in the@up between the cup lbottom and

